Power steering fluid

[TooFastTim]

What fluid do you put in the power steering? Never had to top it up yet.

[sudman]

ATF same as some use in there forks.

[Davey Crocket]

What type of car and engine? as there are quite a few different types now.

[BAHNZY]

What type of car and engine? as there are quite a few different types now.

On the cap of the reservoir the oil spec will be noted, but most important, if you have to top it up by 50ml (as a guess) then you have a 50ml leak somewhere in the system.

[TooFastTim]

Nissan x-trail. I looked on the cap but it just says: "Use power steering fluid". It's just on the minimum and I suspect it hasn't been youched in 130,000 k's.

[Canam370]

Is being youched a good or bad thing?

[TooFastTim]

Youched is similar to being touched but it hurts 

[crash n bern]

Someone told me the other day that you can use 50 weight engine oil and it works better and swells the seals.  Dunno? he owned a wrecking yard so he would have some car knowledge.

[TooFastTim]

he owned a wrecking yard so he would have some car knowledge.

 

[monaro308]

Someone told me the other day that you can use 50 weight engine oil and it works better and swells the seals.  Dunno? he owned a wrecking yard so he would have some car knowledge.

Being a "wrecker" i think its  car no knowledge and can just about f@#k every car in the yard under 16 y/old 

[Davey Crocket]

If it's just on the minimun leave it alone.

[BAHNZY]

Im taking a guess that its a T30 X-Trail as the T31 has an electic power steering system fitted.

We recommend that you use DEXRON-III ATF in that system.

[pancho]

Like bahnzy said.  Plus some Honda ,Mitsubishi models and various others use special  fluid not ATF

 also that wrecker would sell a few power steering units I reckon.
  cheers pancho.

[TooFastTim]

Thanks guys. Dexron III ATF it is.

[crash n bern]

Yeah, I was a bit dubious, he was reffering to older cars.  But I figured I'd just keep pouring the proper stuff in anyway.